At least 12 people are dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the English Channel on its way to Britain, the French Interior Minister said on Tuesday, adding that two other people are missing.
At least 12 people have drowned and dozens more have been pulled from the water after a boat carrying asylum seekers between France and the UK capsized on Tuesday.
Dozens of people plunged into the treacherous waters of the busy 33-kilometre channel, which separates England from France, when the boat began sinking, according to authorities. A maritime rescue official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss details of the operation confirmed that at least 13 migrants were dead.
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